Yas Island

United Arab Emirates • December 08, 2024 • Race

Worth Watching Score

6.3

Under the Yas Marina lights, Lando Norris delivered a controlled win while Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc shadowed him without forcing a decisive fight. The race ran in clean, drama-free conditions, and while strategy felt straightforward, 57 overtakes and four DNFs injected some life into the midfield. Expect lots of DRS moves and a few scrappy exchanges rather than a front-running thriller. With a low chaos factor, this one is better as a highlights watch unless you want to soak in Norris’s execution and Ferrari’s steady pressure.

Score Breakdown

Dimension Dim	Value Val	Score Scr	Weight Wt	+Score +	vs Avg Avg
Top3 Gap Time gap in seconds between the race winner and the second-place finisher at the checkered flag.	5.8	7.39	0.20	+1.48	+20%
Overtakes Top10 Number of on-track position changes between drivers who finished in the top ten classified positions.	22.0	4.15	0.25	+1.04	+16%
Tyre Strategy Variety Number of distinct tyre compound sequences used by the top 6 finishers, where different pit stop orders count as unique strategies.	2.0	5.0	0.20	+1.0	-23%
Grid Chaos Weighted score measuring dramatic position changes from qualifying grid to race finish, with higher scores for top-five starters who drop back or backmarkers who finish on the podium.	78.0	9.94	0.10	+0.99	+154%
Overtakes Total Total number of on-track position changes recorded throughout the entire race across all positions.	42.0	3.65	0.15	+0.55	-8%
Race Interruptions Combined total of safety car deployments, virtual safety car periods, and red flag stoppages that interrupted the race.	1.0	2.5	0.20	+0.5	-17%
Team Variety Number of different constructor teams represented among the top five finishing positions.	3.0	7.5	0.05	+0.38	-14%
Dnf Factor Combined count of drivers who did not finish (DNF), did not start (DNS), or were disqualified (DSQ) from the race.	4.0	8.0	0.03	+0.24	+85%
Unique Tyre Compounds Number of different tyre compound types (dry, intermediate, wet) used by five or more drivers during the race.	1.0	5.0	0.02	+0.1	-9%
Rain Factor Weather conditions during the race, indicating whether it remained dry or featured rain and mixed wet-dry periods.	N	0.0	0.20	+0.0	-100%

Pos	Driver	Tyre Strategy	Status
1	Lando NORRIS McLaren	M→H	Finished
2	Carlos SAINZ Ferrari	M→H	Finished
3	Charles LECLERC Ferrari	M→H	Finished
4	Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes	H→M	Finished
5	George RUSSELL Mercedes	M→H	Finished
6	Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing	M→H	Finished
7	Pierre GASLY Alpine	M→H	Finished
8	Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team	M→H	Finished
9	Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin	M→H→H	Finished
10	Oscar PIASTRI McLaren	M→H→H	Finished
11	Alexander ALBON Williams	M→H	Finished
12	Yuki TSUNODA RB	M→H	Finished
13	ZHOU Guanyu Kick Sauber	M→H→H	Finished
14	Lance STROLL Aston Martin	M→H→H	Finished
15	Jack DOOHAN Alpine	M→H	Finished
16	Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team	M→H→H→S→S	Finished
17	Liam LAWSON RB	M→H→H→H	DNF
18	Valtteri BOTTAS Kick Sauber	M→H	DNF
19	Franco COLAPINTO Williams	M→H	DNF
20	Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing	M	DNF